純粋(じゅんすい)

じゅんすい
na-adjective
pure; genuine; innocent
1. pure; unmixed; unadulterated
not mixed with anything else; consisting of only one element
これは純粋(じゅんすい)な金(きん)だ。
This is pure gold.
純粋(じゅんすい)に楽(たの)しみたいだけだ。
I just purely want to enjoy it.
純粋(じゅんすい)培養(ばいよう)した細胞(さいぼう)を使(つか)う。
We use cells from pure culture.
純粋(じゅんすい)に好奇心(こうきしん)から聞(き)いているのだ。
I'm asking purely out of curiosity.
2. innocent; naive; genuine
free from deceit or guile; sincere
彼女(かのじょ)は純粋(じゅんすい)な心(こころ)の持(も)ち主(ぬし)だ。
She has a pure heart.
純粋(じゅんすい)に楽(たの)しみたいだけだ。
I just purely want to enjoy it.
子供(こども)の純粋(じゅんすい)さに心(こころ)を打(う)たれた。
I was moved by the children's innocence.

純粋(じゅんすい) is a na-adjective with two main uses: physical purity (unmixed, unadulterated) and personal innocence or sincerity.

FORMS:

  • 純粋(じゅんすい)な: pure (attributive)
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)に: purely (adverbial)
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)さ: purity (noun form)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 純粋(じゅんすい)な気持(きも)ち: pure feelings
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)な心(こころ): pure heart
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)培養(ばいよう): pure culture (scientific)
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)数学(すうがく): pure mathematics
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)に楽(たの)しむ: enjoy purely, simply enjoy

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 単純(たんじゅん): simple (shares 純(じゅん) but means uncomplicated, not 'pure')
  • 素朴(そぼく): simple, naive, unsophisticated
  • 無垢(むく): pure, innocent (literary/poetic)
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Added 2026.1.28 8:50 · Revised 2026.4.6 13:02
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